LTS Garðbær Studios (also known as LazyTown Entertainment) is a studio located in Garðabær, Iceland, which succeeded Lazy Shows (founded in 1992). The studio's productions included television series LazyTown.[1] The studio was founded in 2002 by Magnús Scheving and his partners Guðmundur Þór Kárason, Raymond P. Le Gué and Ragnheiður Melsteð. In 2011, Turner Broadcasting System acquired LTS and in 2014 Turner moved the studio to the UK. As of 2019, the rights to the LazyTown brand are owned by Warner Bros. through its Warner Bros. International Television Nordics unit.[2] LTS owns Wit Puppets and the creative studio from Le Gué Enterprises BV. As of 2022, the rights to the LazyTown brand are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery until the end of 2025.
LazyTown Entertainment | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Predecessors | Apolostefanisson Enterprises Lazy Shows |
Founded | 2002 |
Founders | Magnús Scheving Guðmundur Þór Kárason Raymond P. Le Gué Ragnheiður Melsteð |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Magnús Scheving (CEO) |
Products | LazyTown |
Parent | Warner Bros. International Television Production |
Divisions | Wit Puppets Le Gué Enterprises BV |
Productions edit
Lazy Shows edit
- Áfram Latibær! (1996)
- Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ (1999)
Wit edit
- Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ (1999)
- Old Latibær commercials (Early 2000s)
- LazyTown (2004-2014)
- LazyTown Extra (2008)
Lazy Town Entertainment edit
- LazyTown (2004-2014)
- LazyTown Extra (2008)
LTS edit
- Sprout's Super Sproutlet Show (2012)
Sources edit
- ^ "Latibær rís í Garðabæ" (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. 28 March 2004. p. 25.
- ^ "Latibær til Bretlands - Magnús hættir" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 30 May 2014.